Departments
Wine and Dine
A bird watchers paradise
W. Va.’ s Botanic Gardens
Departments
• Letter from the Editor, 4
• One tank trips, 6
• Can’ t miss festivals, 7
• Take a hike to Brush Creek Falls, 10-11
• Where the buffalo roam in W. Va., 12- 13
• Sippin around W. Va., 15
• State Fair of W. Va. memories, 18-19
• Mountain coaster coming, 21
INDEX
Wine and Dine
As it starts to warm up it’ s time to have some cozy fun and visit some local wineries in central West Virginia that offer a variety of wines. 14-17
A bird watchers paradise
Three Rivers Avian Center in Summer’ s County allows visitors to have encounters with majestic birds and learn new facts about nature’ s wonders. 20
W. Va.’ s Botanic Gardens
The West Virginia Botanic Gardens near Morgantown sits on 85 acres of land. Trail angels, volunteers for the garden helps keep their 8 trails and 7 gardens well kept for visitors to explore. 8-9
MASTHEAD
Editor Eric Cravey
Photography David Kirk, Teddy James Phillippi, Greg Jordan, Tara Wyatt, Rick Barbero, Jenny Harnish, Savanna Shriver
Managing editor Andy Patton
Copy editor Michelle Schultze
Contributing writers Eric Cravey, Greg Jordan, David Kirk, Savanna Shriver, Teddy James Phillippi
Cover photo Rick Barbero
Cover and pages design Taraea Anthony and Joy Davis
Publisher Terri Hale
Advertising managers Lisa Stadelman and Jeremy Basham
Marketing consultants Debbie Maxwell, Peggy Weidensall, Ashley Counts, Teresa Evans
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